Hour 12 - Mid-Event Survey1. What are you reading right now?Slaughterhouse 52. How many books have you read so far?I read four books3. What book are you most looking forward to for the second half of the Read-a-thon?I just started it. Slaughterhouse 54. Have you had many interruptions? How did you deal with those?I took a nap, but I am happy to report I got my Dad to participate.5. What surprises you most about the Read-a-thon, so far?The international readers and teen readers with good taste.Hour 11 - Check In
Took a two hour nap and woke up refreshed. Cut up some watermelon for snacking and getting back into Call of the Wild. I had no idea the story was about a dog and told from his perspective. Not into it so far, may switch to something else.

Also I am now starting The Call of the Wild by Jack London. This leather bound copy from the library is absolutely stunning and I kind of don't want to return it ever. It has gold gilt, silk lining, sewn-in satin bookmark Also the spine has never been broken and the previous owner was a person named Jack Dewey Helms. The Dewey must mean luck. So I'll be off the internet for awhile.

Ajax Penumbra is a bibliophile looking for a rare book when he gets invited into the exclusive book club. In the first book he is an old man but in this one he is young.
For a young Ajax I can't help but envision Will Forte. I've been liking his show "Last Man on Earth"

Why he would make a good Ajax? He is a plain looking bookish guy. This series is really not that great anyway.

4) Tell us a little something about yourself!When it comes to reading I am a late bloomer. In only started the reading habit as my 30th birthday approached. I read a bit as a teenager but mostly Francesca Lia Block. Alsoi I plan on staying in my PJ's all day.

5) If you participated in the last read-a-thon, what’s one thing you’ll do different today? If this is your first read-a-thon, what are you most looking forward to?I always have a good game plan going in but tend to get distracted during the day. I think I take on too much and set high standards which I fail to meet.

3) Which snack are you most looking forward to?I'm gonna bake some chocolate chip cookies later. I'm also looking forward to breakfast, because I never have breakfast.

4) Tell us a little something about yourself!I'm really grumpy when waking and have obscene reading goals, but I started reading later in life.

5) If you participated in the last read-a-thon, what’s one thing you’ll do different today? If this is your first read-a-thon, what are you most looking forward to?I really have no set goals. My aim is just to read, so my list may change or I might switch it up or never finish anything.Currently Reading: Clash of Kings by George RR MartinTo Read: The Pigeon by Peter Suskind

Saturday, August 23, 2014

I'm not a vinyl snob anything, but last year I bought a cheapo record player which I immediately regretted, but it was already sent and returning it I would only get a fraction of the amount back. Since I have been buying vinyl from the local Goodwill. They only have crap, but here a few of good finds: